Gonadal hormones affect diameter of male rat cerebral arteries through endothelium-dependent mechanisms

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 279, Issue 2 48-2, 2000, Pages

  Geary, G G ^a   Krause, D N ^a   Duckles, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Nitric oxide; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033867277     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.279.2.h610     Document Type: Article

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